Ideas that have passed through the fire.

I thought this was a quick and dirty explanation for evolutionary theory that gets at the core elements taken into consideration regarding the overarching theory. In science, a “theory” is made up of already existing facts and laws, which are combined to articulate a larger explanatory narrative i.e. a theory. So when people say something is “just a theory” what they don’t realize is that in science, the facts and laws drawn upon to make such a claim are not in question. The larger explanation utilizing said data is what is up for discussion. The laws and facts drawn upon have already been shown to stand up to rigorous empirical testing and verification. If we can clear up the use of this terminology, it can get us further down the road in discussing these kinds of questions. Hope it helps.